Fairlee Manor Camp House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Fairlee has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 11 jobs in Fairlee, against 200 working residents. Hardly any work in Fairlee; the top destination outside it is Chestertown (28%, 5 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Maryland has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Fairlee, in brief
Fairlee is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Fairlee, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairlee has about 110 people in it, 63% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Fairlee works in Chestertown
56 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Chestertown, 5 miles away. That’s far more as work in Fairlee itself. The commute map ↓
Few Fairlee workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Fairlee, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Fairlee on a workday afternoon, 63% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Fairlee ends
Where Fairlee clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The trip to work from Fairlee: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairlee workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Factories, building and farms: 64% of the jobs in Fairlee
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairlee, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 11. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fairlee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Fairlee
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Fairlee and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairlee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlee | – | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Georgetown | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Georgetown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairlee’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Fairlee: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fairlee?
58.9%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairlee?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairlee work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chestertown (28%, 5 mi), Baltimore (6%, 24 mi), Rock Hall (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairlee without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 37% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairlee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairlee
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.